The working-time regime of the “ideal worker” in high-skilled occupations A comparison of women and men in France–Sweden–United Kingdom

This paper examines the phenomenon of working time over-availability among high-skilled occupations in Europe, when these working-time conditions are considered as an impediment for women careers. The second aim of this study is to explain societal factors, which are correlated to the extent of this working-time regime as well as its gender composition, by comparing three different societal and gender contexts: France, Sweden, and the United Kingdom.